Firearm assault results in one arrest

Dothan, Al.
Carlenilus Sandifer, black male, 21 years of age, of Kristie Road was arrested and charged with Second Degree Assault with a $15,000 bond. 
 

Carlenilus Sandifer

On February 13, 2012 the Dothan Police Department responded to a report of a critical firearm assault at 3551 Napier Field Road. Upon arrival, police learned two men were involved in an altercation during which at least one shot had been fired. Witnesses saw the victim bleeding from the head following the altercation and feared he had been shot. Responding officers began to compile witness statements with information later provided by the victim at the hospital and came to the realization that the victim had not been shot, but had been struck in the head with a firearm during the fight causing a large laceration. During the course of the investigation, the suspect was identified as Carlenilus Sandifer. The suspect was located and arrested by investigators less than an hour after the original incident bringing closure to this case.